Works with printers? Hey guys, can I use this for my printer? I want to wirelessly connect my printer to my laptop and I'm not quite sure if this would work. My printer isn't bluetooth as of yet, but my computer is, and I was wondering if I could connect this to my printer and wirelessly print.Thanks,steff Works with printers? Hey guys, can I use this for my printer? I want to wirelessly connect my printer to my laptop and I'm not quite sure if this would work. My printer isn't bluetooth as... » Read More Works with printers? Hey guys, can I use this for my printer? I want to wirelessly connect my printer to my laptop and I'm not quite sure if this would work. My printer isn't bluetooth as of yet, but my computer is, and I was wondering if I could connect this to my printer and wirelessly print.Thanks,steff « Show Less
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I'm not sure if it does or not. It's an HP; I can't remember what type. It's black and a combination printer, scanner, and fax. Kinda small, my mom got it for me 2-3 years ago.Think it'll work?
1997
yes, as long as your printer is pict bridge compatable you can use the blutooth adaper to transmit from your camera, blutooth cellphone or your computer with blutooth. I have done it with all three devices.
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Joyce,The printer is truly wireless IF your computers are part of a LAN (local area network). It is across this network that the computers and the "wireless" printer communicate with each other. We have two computers and various other assundry wireless devices all of which have wirless access to the same printer. It is also easy to setup. I hope this helps. Bill
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I just purchased this printer. I have a non-wireless desktop, a wireless laptop and an Apple Ipad 4. I successfully loaded all three to work with wireless. I was very surprised that my non-wireless desktop also works as a wireless, it is not hooked up directly to the printer. I have a router and the printer is not hooked up to anything but the electrical outlet. I am able to print from any one of these three. Great!!
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Only works wirelessly if your laptop has Bluetooth capability. Many laptops do not have Bluetooth, mine included.
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Hello Nyla,Alot of Printers require an USB 2.0 or 3.0 cable for a direct connection to a laptop to print. If your laptop and printer have an Ethernet port, you could use this cable to print. Thanks,Mediabridge Customer Support
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Re connecting to network. U can't really connect wirelessly. It was very easy after I used USB directly connected to pc. Once that step was completed, I used the WPS function on my router and on faceplate of printer to sync up. It all worked fine for me.
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Give it up dude. I searched and searched for a printer that would work with ME and finally gave up and bought a new computer. I did find and purchase an older version HP printer that said it would work with ME on the box but HP had withdrawn the drivers from their website, so I took it back. Go buy a new computer. (ME never did anything but suck anyway.)
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The bluetooth adaptor BU-30 for the printer looks to be proprietary. I doubt this would work if you plugged it into the printer port.
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I am sorry, I just use it for my ipad. I did have it hooked to my main computer for a short while and it did work. My main computer has Windows 7, so I assume it would have kept working. Ink is pricey unless you can find an alternative source that will work in this printer. I do like it.
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No, I tried hard and researched but they will not print by Bluetooth to this. If someone solves this, I want to know!
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I'm sure you're not slow! I'm no expert either. So far I haven't tried to hook up to a printer, but I've seen ads for printers that they say can hook up wirelessly to pretty much anything--tablets, iPhones, whatever.
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Technically you should be able to set this up as a wireless printer.... But it will be a hassle and probably stop working after a few hours. Check the negative reviews on this printer, they all revolve around software issues and failure to print wirelessly. I would suggest looking at a wireless Epson or Brother printer. They are easy to set up and very reliable.
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The specs on your printer state it will not support Bluetooth (see this: http://tinyurl.com/omltovy ), so I would assume the HP bt500 would not work.
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i'm not that computer savy to answer this question, i'm also having trouble getting my printer to work on my new laptop. i donot have a way to read the disk that come with the printer, and until i can aford to get an external disk reader, i will not be able to use my printer. sorry i cannot help you.
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The dongle has universal support for all Bluetooth devices. The printer should be compatible with little to no issues.
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As far as I am concerned the wireless on this printer is a very weak point. I'm sure it will work well if it connects. I have an HP tower computer that it will not connect to. HP techs took over control of my machine and in 2.5 hrs cound not make it work. Good news for you is I have an iPad and it does connect with it, go figure. So, it should work, but if you want 100% assurance I cannot give you that.
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No to "can the printer be connected to the network wirelessly." It has to be connected with an ethernet cable to your router.ie. printer---cable---router is how it is connected.Great printer though.